ChinaSat 9C
Long March 3B/E, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch time
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Fri 20 Jun, 14:37 CEST
12:37 UTC
The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.
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Launch record updated by LL2
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ChinaSat 9C on Long March 3B/E. Fri 20 Jun 2025, 12:37 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2). Source: Launch Library 2.
Ku- and Ka-band geostationary communication satellite for China Satcom at 92.2° East, replacing ChinaSat 9.
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Slip history
Changes recorded by Space Right Now
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Source updates from Launch Library 2 (2)
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Launch success.
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Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
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Launch pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China (CN)
Coordinates: 28.245504, 102.026768
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